Lathe chuck rack



Nov. 14, 1961 E. w. SAUL.

LATHE CHUCK RACK 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Sept. 24, 1958 IN VENTOR 'arII/hul ATTORNEYS Nov. 14, 1961 E, W. SAUL 3,008,586

LATI-IE CHUCK RACK Filed Sept. 24, 1958 2 Shees-Sheei'I 2 INV ENTOR ATTORNEY/S United States Patent flee 3,008,586 LATHE CHUCK RACK Earl W. Saul, 1 Silver Ave., Glassboro, NJ. Filed Sept. 2.4, 1958, Ser. No. 763,067 2 Claims. (Cl. 211-150) 'Ihis invention relates to supporting apparatus and, more specifically, relates to a rack for supporting and storing lathe chucks and lathe accessories when not in use.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a simple, compact and useful apparatus for supporting andstoring lathe chucks and accessories while they are not -1n use.

It is another object of this invention to provide a rack with a plurality of shelves, pivotally mounted on a vertical shaft that are capable of swinging outwardly so that lathe chucks placed thereon may be made readily available to the lathe operator.

It is another object of this invention to provide a lathe accessory rack including a plurality of shelves pivotally mounted on a vertical shaft, which will support and maintain readily available practically all of the tools needed in operation of a lathe.

It is another object of the invention to provide a lathe chuck rack having a revolving tool holder.

A better understanding of the invention will be obtained from the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIGURE l is a view in side elevation of the rack of this invention;

rotary tool holder;

FIGURE 3 is a view in section made along line 3-3 of FIGURE l;r

FIGURE 4 is an enlanged fragmentary view partly in section of a portion of FIGURE 1 showing two ofthe pivotal shelves; and

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary side view of FIGURE 1 taken along line 5-5 of FIGURE l.

Referring more specically to the drawings, there is shown a rack comprising three upright supporting members 11, 11 and 11' which extend vertically from a llat base member 31 to a top member 17 which is similar in construction to base member 31. Also extending from base member 3-1 to top member 17 is a shaft 14 of stepped diminishing diameters, the steps of which pro- `vide shoulders 20 which assist in supporting pivotal 'Ihe members 11, 11 and 11' are preferably made of relatively heavy pipe and are welded to base 31 and are received by sockets 33 mounted on the underside of top plate 17. Suitable bolts 34 extend through sockets 33 and members 11, 11 and 11 to maintain said members in a fixed position.

Shaft 14 is a shaft of stepped diminishing diameters. As previously stated, the diminishing diameters of shaft 14 provide shoulders 20 on which shelves 16 may pivot.` Thus, when a shelf 16 is pulled outwardly, the integral assembly consisting of shelf 16 and housing 32 rotates as a unit.

A guide ring 19 is iixedly mounted on the upper surface of each shelf 16, and hold each chuck in place on shelf 16. FIGURE 1 shows various chucks 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and faceplate 28 stored on a shelf 16. Angularly mounted around and near the base of shaft 14 is a foot 18 as shown in FIGURE 5. This angular foot 3,008,586 Patented vNov. 14, 1961 providesj a convenient support for steady rest l29, which is adapted to pivot outwardly the same as shelves 16.

By viewing FIGURE 3, there can be seen two supporting members 11 and another supporting member 11 Y which also serves as a stop means for the larger shelves 16 which appear in FIGURE 1 as the lower two shelves. Welded to member 11' is a plate 35 which serves as a stop means for smaller shelves 16, which appear in FIG- URE l as the top four shelves. It can be seen that when a lathe operator pushes a shelf 16 back into place, there s must be a means to keep shelves 16 in static balance so that they will not be pushed back too far. Therefore,

' member 11.

. FIGURE 2 is a plan view of FIGURE 1 showing the Rotatably mounted on a center axis on the upper surface of top plate 17 is a tool holder drum 15. Drum 15 ,has on its outer periphery slots 21 that extend inwardly and receive various lathe tools. The upper surface of drum 15 is provided with an array of holes 30 to receive such lathe accessories as live centers, dead centers, drill chucks, and spindle nose taper adaptors. Fixedly mounted on the upper surface of drum 15 are two elongated, three-sided structures Yforming channels 22 which are adaptable to receive a cutting oif tool and a knurling tool.

The preceding description sets forth a complete, useful and efficient lathe chuck and tool rack which may be used vwith ease in a minimum of space, including among its principal features 'pivotingI shelves and revolving drum tool holder which enables a lathe operator to have maximum access to his tools and accessories with minimum effort. It should also be noted that this invention will have various uses and applications for similar machine tool parts storage and the like and is not intended to be limited to a rack and tool holder for lathe accessories only.

'Ihis 4invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from Ithe spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiment of this invention as hereinbefore set forth is therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of this invention being indicated by the appended claims, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

l. A storage device comprising a frame comprising a top plate and a bottom plate, a plurality of upright members extending between and secured to said plates whereby said top plate is fixed coaxially above said bottom plate, an upright shaft of stepped diminishing diameters disposed between said plates and located eccentrically with respect to the common axis thereof, a plurality of spaced shelves having article mounting means thereon, separate housings for each step of said shaft extending over the entire space between said steps, said shelves and said housings being united to form separate integral shelf and housing assemblies, each said integral shelf and housing assemblies being supported by and pivotally mounted for movement about one step of said shaft.

2. The device of claim l wherein at least some of said shelves are of varying size, and including stop members mounted on oneV of said upright members, said stop v members being adapted to align said varying size shelves along fhe clommon axis 0f said plates when in stored position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 4 Smith Mar. 4, 187 Berger Feb. 7, 1893)VA Smith Apr. 25, 1893 Mon Dec. 5, 1916 Fischer May 15, 1917 Koren May 22, 1917 Anton May 12, 1931 Skrobot --.Y Apr. 21, 1959 

